Nanking, Mar. 31.
Reasons for the adoption by the reorganized National Government at Nanking of the white sun in blue sky with red ground flag to which is at-lached a yellow triangular pennant were explained today by Col Itsuo Mabuchi, chief of the press section of the Headquarters of the Japanese Army Forces in China, A flag the same as the Chungking emblem would have been unbearable to the Japanese officers and men on the fronts and the adoption of the flag used by the Chungking Government would have caused difficulties in the maintenance of peace. On the other hand, he continued, Mr. Wang Ching-wei and his associates in reorganizing the National Government desired the adoption of the white sun in blue sky on red background as the national flag since it was the national emblem that had been used previously by the Republic of China.
Mr. Wong and his associates, Col.
Mabuchi continued, desired to rehabilitate China under^the fundamental policies of maintaining the traditions of the Republic of China, and it was natural, he said that this flag be used. "Needless to say, Japan is not inclined to interfere in the domestic affairs 6f China. We must ce-operate with the Nanking Government by recognizing the flag as a national emblem of the reconstructed China in view of the fact that the reorganized Government stands for neighbour ly relations between Japan and China. Besides, the flag problem is an internal problem.
"Tt was necessary, because of the for there to be a difference in the continuation of hostilities, therefore,
then, that the reorganized Govern.
e emblem. It was for this
ment decided to. affix for the time being a triangular yellow pennant de picting the motto of peace, anti-Communism and national reconstruction," he said.—Domei.
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